• Growth rate in pure cultures are calculated from the slope of ln(N) versus time; “ln(N)” is the natural log of N or 2.30*log(N) • The change in numbers or bimass (dN/dt) is equal to biomass production. The solution to Equation (1) is:
• Growth rate in pure cultures are calculated from the slope ofln(N) versus time; “ln(N)” is the natural log of N or 2.30*log(N)• The change in numbers or bimass (dN/dt) is equal to biomassproduction. The solution to Equation (1) is: